I just read your column of January 7, 2007. The issue you raised affected me personally. It happened to me as a young adult. Regardless of the age, the action by the Priest was inexcusable. This does happen to adult victims and we are many. I’ve heard all of the apologies before, but yours is the first one I have ever believed. I read your heart when you addressed comments to the families. Thank you so much. I only wish the Church had more Prelates with your heart.

]]>By: denis hurleyhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4612
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 00:28:53 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4612I found the following section of your homily on racism very moving:
“Racism thrives on fear, but love casts out fear. Solidarity transforms relationships and connects us with each other. Fear and suspicion are changed into a sense of partnership in a community that truly recognizes the value of each and every person as irreplaceable and as precious in the eyes of God.”

It’s important to recognize the all-encompassing nature of God’s love and to be aware that what is often the human substitute for that — tolerance (which necessarily involves condescension) — should not be something we are satisfied with.

]]>By: Christinehttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4604
Wed, 24 Jan 2007 02:08:56 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4604Could you tell us more about Our Lady of Altoetting? Was she an apparition, like Our Lady of Lourdes? The statue is very beautiful.
]]>By: Ghttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4603
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:40:21 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4603This is off topic but I wanted to personally thank you for participating at the Vigil Mass in DC last Sun night. Its very disheartening to have no clergy support locally at our annual prolife march so it means alot to me to actually see bishops & priests present at the national march, at least.
]]>By: Peggy Pritchardhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4602
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:40:11 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4602As a member of St. Joseph Parish in York, PA. it has been a blessing to know and be “shepherded” by Capuchin Friars. Each year the Pro-Life Ministry buses to Washington to participate in the March for Life. Each year, before we walk, we raise our hearts in prayer at the annual Pro-Life Mass celebrated by the Friars. Cardinal O’Malley, your homily this year touched hearts and souls. It was so moving and forthright…not lukewarm, yet speaking the truth in love. If possible and with your permission I would like to obtain a copy of your words to share with my fellow Pro-Life “prayer warriors” and to print it in our next newsletter. Thank you for your witness and your leadership!
May Jesus bless you and Mary keep you,
Peggy
]]>By: Evehttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4601
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:16:00 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4601Dear Cardinal Sean,
Thank you for the photos. They serve as windows to the world. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream has not completely come to pass. We have in our own capacity to improve our relationship with other fellow human beings. It is easier to break than to build a relationship. I look forward to reading your next blog.
]]>By: Redentor Lorenzo R. Bituinhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4600
Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:14:49 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4600I am from Olongapo City, in the PHILIPPINES. I enjoy reading and taking a look on the pictures you have posted on this web page. The information here is very helpful for me to know the latest events in the Archdiocese of Boston, even though I came from the Diocese of Iba. I even admire your Capuchin way of life that you strive to live even you are now an archbishop of a multi- cultural archdiocese and as a cardinal of the Church.

As always, your posts never fail to inspire. Can I ask for your prayers? I’m trying to discern what God’s plan is for me and it’s not easy.

Thanks a lot and God bless you and your ministry.

]]>By: Joseph Segoviahttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4592
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 15:45:59 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4592Cardinal O’Malley,
I read your article on Racism… What a great reflection! I had had the honor to knowing you while you were a priest at the Centro Hispano in Washington, DC in the 70s. You are still the most wonderful soul i have ever met through my journey in this life. Priest like you strenghten our faith as Christians. Thanks again. js
]]>By: Annhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4591
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 14:32:26 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4591Cardinal O’Malley:

You are doing a fabulous job in Boston. Keep up the great work. God Bless you, Ann

]]>By: Frannie Schaferhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4588
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 02:11:47 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4588I just saw The Hand of God on Frontline. I was shocked by the arrogance and disdain of Bishop Lenin for victims and their families. Does he still hold a position of respect in Boston? Thanks.
]]>By: dorothy a sheehanhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4587
Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:19:58 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4587ludos to father david mullen in the MCFL. he is a great priest, loves his parish, and by the way came from a super family from framingham. God Bless Him.
]]>By: Davidhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4586
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:58:59 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4586Could you please pray for me, Your Eminence, as I discern wither I am called to devoted service of the Church and more specificly the Francsican order.
]]>By: Lorraine Caracciolohttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4584
Sun, 21 Jan 2007 22:28:56 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4584Your Eminence
I have a question about the sacrament of marriage. Why do parish priests demand a specific amount of donation ($400) to perform the sacrament. Jesus cast the moneychangers out of the Temple but everything in the Church today is about money. I haven’t attended Mass in over a year because this occured during my daughter’s marriage.
]]>By: Diane from Plymouth MAhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4578
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:53:29 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4578GREAT photos this week. I look forward all week to seeing your posts. Thank you for all the wonderful work you are doing.
]]>By: Marylin Thompsonhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4576
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 20:03:52 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4576Thank you Cardinal O’Malley for making this site available. May God continue to bless you.
]]>By: Annhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4574
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 18:16:14 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4574The March for Life is such an uplifting & spiritual experience. I would recommend it to everyone. To see the young people there from all over the country gives me such hope for the future. God bless you Cardinal Sean.
]]>By: Fr. Roberto Mena, S.T.http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4573
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 14:31:53 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4573Grace and peace. Thank you for visiting my fellow guatemalans in Boston, for the beautiful devotion of the Christ of Esquipulas.

I liked that you still mantain the contact with your religious community.
I will pray for you in this coming weekend masses, specially for the success of the March of Life.
You could check my blog in Spanish and some other articles and blogs in English in http://www.parishworld..net
In the Most Holy Trinity:
Fr. Roberto Mena, S.T.

]]>By: Grey Pilgrimhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4566
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 05:58:53 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4566You will be in our prayers during the March for Life… keep up your powerful ministry… you are touching many lives in many places… thank you for being a “witness to hope”!
]]>By: Benhttp://www.cardinalseansblog.org/2007/01/19/remembering-martin-luther-king-jr/comment-page-1/#comment-4565
Sat, 20 Jan 2007 02:46:23 +0000http://www.cardinalseansblog.org/?p=785#comment-4565Cardinal Sean,

Great picture of the kids. THEY LOOK SO CUTE!!! My niece, who is two and a half, loves to walk around the house wearing her rosary beads like that.

It is very interesting to me to see pictures from masses celebrated by different cultures and ethnicities – Ethiopians, Guatemalans, etc.

Regarding Martin Luther King, Jr. – I remember reading some of his sermons including “A Knock At Midnight” when I was still an agnostic or aetheist or I-didn’t-know-what. It was a real eye-opener and really touched a nerve. In it he spoke about moral relativism, state-sponsored oppression of religion, church-state relations during war, the seeming hopelessness of the modern secular/scientific age. My favorite was his reference to the “eleventh commandment” that Man has invented: “Thou shalt not get caught”. His words really stayed with me and were a small part of what brought me eventually to Christ. Today they are more relevant than ever.